More than 32,400 Filipino passengers had been stopped from travelling abroad and investigated for alleged involvement in human trafficking and illegal recruitment, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, Sept. 1. “Doon po sa records na ‘yun I think 32,400 plus po ‘yung nirefer to...
Filipino workers who have existing contracts or are planning to work in India have been given the greenlight to push through their employment there. This came after the Philippine government resumed the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) there after imposing a ban on it due to the South...
The Department of Budget Management (DBM) has admonished Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Officer-in-Charge Abdullah Mama-o against disbursing the remaining funds of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2022. Department of Budget and Management DBM...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Thursday, April 7, that the deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has remained in effect. DOLE DOLE issued the statement after the circulation of a fake advisory purportedly issued by the Philippine...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is eyeing the immediate operationalization of the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers. Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) returning back home to the country (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA...
Senator Richard Gordon on Friday called on the government to prepare a multi-partisan contingency plan for the country amid the worsening situation over Ukraine with credible threats of an all-out war in Eastern Europe. “War in Eastern Europe over Ukraine is fraught with dangers. I urge the...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has welcomed the recent signing of a law creating a new government agency for migrant workers, adding that it is set to form a transition committee to prepare for its implementation. (FILE PHOTO) POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia said the...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has warned the public on the recent surge of text spams luring them into dubious investment schemes and bogus employment opportunities. (PIXABAY) POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia advised the public to be vigilant against SMS phishing or...
Tighter border restrictions in some countries due to potential threats of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will affect the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Friday, Dec. 3. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN POEA...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has imposed a total ban on the deployment of Filipino migrant workers to Ethiopia due to the current conflict there. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) POEA Administrator Bernard P. Olalia said the suspension came after the Department...
The Philippines has temporarily suspended the deployment of new household workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a bid to prevent cases of physical abuse among Filipino migrant workers there. (Jansen Romero / File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual public briefing on Thursday, Dec. 2,...
The government will continue to deploy overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Israel despite the country's announcement that it would ban the entry of all foreign visitors amid the threats brought by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Philippine Overseas...
